by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats
For the Washington Nationals, we have to hope that today is the day that Jon Lester totally redeems himself. The inconsistent starter kind of was responsible for taxing the bullpen five days ago in Miami when he had nothing to give and was pulled at 2 1/3 innings and 64 pitches. The big lefty pitcher should be plenty fresh today, and the Nats just need him to do what Paolo Espino did two days ago. Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. NATIONALS PARK | Winner’s circle of all 3 HR hitter’s from tonight. Victor Robles is wearing the Key To The Game, Juan Soto has the final out in his glove, and Kyle Schwarber adds to the record books:
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals put together a similar start as to what they did yesterday with another lead-off Kyle Schwarber home run. This time Trea Turner doubled, and Juan Soto blasted his first Nats Park home run to make the score 3-0 before all of the 17,117 fans settled into their seats. Victor Robles hit his first home run of the season and that proved to be the game winner as the Nationals won 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays. This Nats team is 13-9 in one-run games this season. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals suffered another injury in the bullpen, and now have every set-up man who was projected on the Opening Day roster on the 10-day IL. Today’s victim was Tanner Rainey who has a stress reaction in his leg, and he joins Daniel Hudson, Kyle Finnegan and Will Harris on the IL. Continue reading
Kevin Long with Daniel Murphy. Photo by Lee Heiman for TalkNats
This success by Kyle Schwarber with 15 home runs in 17 days is a result of hard work and sticking with the process. When Daniel Murphy was with the Mets, he also went through a transformation with the same hitting coach, Kevin Long, who has been working with Schwarber since mid-January. Murphy and Long both moved to the Washington Nationals, and Murphy’s success gave confidence to other players to put their trust in Long. Continue reading
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What looked like a blowout turned into a nail-biter in the top of the 8th inning after the score went to 5-4 in favor of the Washington Nationals then closer Brad Hand came in and turned the lights off in a 5-out save. It was Ryan Zimmerman who entered in a double-switch and he put the game away with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th for the final scoring at 8-4. The Nats hit five home runs in this game.
We have spoken many times about getting great starts from the Washington Nationals pitching staff by putting zeroes on the board, and the offense scoring at least five runs of support to notch a win. Mission accomplished. The Nats won on that formula and when the Nats score 5 or more runs in a game this season, they are an incredible 24-6 for a .800 winning percentage. Also, to drill down further, the Nats are 17-7 when they hit multiple home runs in a game, but you can see that is not always as guaranteed as you would think to turn into wins. It worked on this night to beat the Mets and get the Nats within 3.0 games of 1st place. Continue reading
Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats
Here we are again with another Washington Nationals game against the Mets. This is actually a make-up game from the Covid postponements from the first series of the season. Both teams are also depleted by injuries in their starting rotations and using spot starters in this game. Continue reading
MIAMI, FL | Trea Turner delivers the game winning 2-run home run; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
With this win today for a split in this four game series in Miami, the Washington Nationals head back to D.C. on a happy flight. This 5-1 win did not come easy as the game was tied 1-1 in the sixth inning when Trea Turner delivered with a two-run opposite field 400 foot homer to back Max Scherzer for the win. Josh Bell added two insurance runs with a 419 foot oppo blast for the final scoring of this game. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
After two losses in a row, Max Scherzer enters today’s game for the Washington Nationals in his familiar role as the stopper. We saw back-to-back uninspiring starts by both Jon Lester and Patrick Corbin. We saw two middle of the order Nats’ batters chase pitches and seemingly thwart the opposing pitchers’ plan of giving up walks. It was describing by more than a few as “frustrating” losses. These are the games the Washington Nationals have to win. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals were on a roll and hit one of those bumps in the road yesterday. The great teams bounce right back, and the Nats will have a chance to do that in this afternoon’s contest with the Marlins. Continue reading
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